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Posted: Jun 28 2016 (21:00)
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Jun 28 2016 (21:00) 12314/New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani Express | NDLS/New Delhi (16 PFs) | GZB/WAP-7/30211
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ICF Howrah Rajdhani alongside ICF Sealdah Rajdhani awaits patiently for its Departure from New Delhi Railway Station.
PC - Vivek Manvi, IRFCA
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ICF Howrah Rajdhani alongside ICF Sealdah Rajdhani awaits patiently for its Departure from New Delhi Railway Station.
PC - Vivek Manvi, IRFCA
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Yes, RCF tried to modify the LHB rakes and make them self-generating like the traditional ICF rakes. This would have enabled them to remove the 2 extra EOG's and use LHB coaches for normal trains. The experiment results were apparently not so satisfactory. RCF managed to identify one configuration that had a very low failure rate. But the modified coaches had to be restricted to 105kmph and moreover, the components were manufactured by only one supplier and was thus uneconomical. This test rake is running with NR now.
Later, they tried to use H-LHB as a trade-off of sorts, but this also eventually ran into some roadblocks as IR decided to go ahead with LHB + HOG/EOG...
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Later, they tried to use H-LHB as a trade-off of sorts, but this also eventually ran into some roadblocks as IR decided to go ahead with LHB + HOG/EOG...
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